Brazil Population Pyramid 1996
Brazil in 1996
The population of Brazil in 1996 was 164,202,549. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 18.7%, up from 138,336,370 in 1986.
With a median age of 24.0 years, Brazil had a youth dependency ratio of 51.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.5 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Brazil was 1.62 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 75.8 years on average (79.0 years for girls, 72.8 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,387,343 immigrants live in Brazil, 0.7% of the population.
| Venezuela | 571,919 |
| Portugal | 146,697 |
| Haiti | 88,383 |
| Paraguay | 53,941 |
| Japan | 52,758 |
2,193,956 people born in Brazil live in other countries.
| United States of America | 738,994 |
| Japan | 207,220 |
| Spain | 179,946 |
| Portugal | 173,266 |
| Italy | 137,935 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 164,202,549 | 24.0 | |
| Colombia | 36,462,745 | 23.2 | |
| Argentina | 35,513,793 | 27.5 | |
| Peru | 24,811,171 | 21.2 | |
| Venezuela | 22,662,113 | 22.1 |





